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8.3
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8.3 |
Paste Magazine
They cram Manhattan with enough purely musical substance to hook listeners who wouldn’t otherwise fall for more of that city-that-never-sleeps/center-of-the-universe schtick
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8.0
63072
8.0 |
musicOMH
Manhattan is the indie equivalent of a guilty pleasure
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8.0
66028
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The album clatters out of focus in a pleasing fashion. “Nice Hat” is a short, sharp punch to the face while “This Much I Care” shows Skaters and their inherent cynicism for all it’s worth
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7.0
63734
7.0 |
The Music
Unfortunately, the band’s misstep into faux Caribbean beats on Band Breaker and Fear Of The Knife will prevent the record from achieving Is This It status
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7.0
63073
7.0 |
NME
At least six tracks conform to a brilliantly giddy, dancefloor-friendly rock’n’roll template that totally justifies the occasional look back
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6.0
63075
6.0 |
The Observer
The trio's youthful energy and commitment to brevity (11 NB tracks in 33 minutes) recall the Ramones, but their sound is less exuberant, more fastidious
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6.0
63085
6.0 |
Q
Their short bursts of precision rock'n'roll strongly echoes the first two Strokes albums. Print edition only
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6.0
63087
6.0 |
Mojo
Sulky dumped-boyfriend punk-pop with hooky, mosh-friendly choruses. Print edition only
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6.0
63077
6.0 |
DIY
To suggest the band have just one influence is to do them a massive injustice
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5.0
63110
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Fans of The Ramones, Interpol, and The Strokes are likely to find much to like here, as many of the bands’ aforementioned signifiers are spit-shined and repackaged for a new generation
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4.8
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4.8 |
Pitchfork
If the Strokes savvily refashioned NYC iconoclasts like the Velvet Underground and Television as dance-party pop music, Manhattan is what’s become of your head-shop CBGB t-shirt after another 12 years of laundromat visits
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4.0
63074
4.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It is churlish to dismiss a band after one record, however: there is potential here for so much more. This record, however, is the most irritating one you will have heard in a while
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4.0
63113
4.0 |
The Skinny
This strand of indie felt tired and hollow a decade ago, and nothing’s changed. Time to move on, lads
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